Summer Shooting Programme – 2023
Morning shooting session, please arrive 45 mins. before sighters to help the setup of the field, for those shooting in the afternoon please arrive 30 mins earlier than sighters just in case additional targets need setting up.
The summer outdoor program commences on the 25th April.
The summer shoot programme is to be adhered to as there are club shoots, these are to be undertaken monthly, during the periods identified by blue.
External competitions are identified by yellow, please contact Barry Stephenson for further information about the event.
You may shoot any distance related to the primary round (metric/imperial), as long as your able to fit this in to the period of the shoot.
The rules for each club competition are identified at the end of the summer program.
Club Competitions
Outdoor Season
Porter Nominated. (Sunday 14th May)
Round: National
For: Anyone
The Winner is: The archer whose in initial Pre-shoot estimate of their score comes closes to what he/she scores.
Special Rules: Archers of second class or above are not allowed to miss with their last six arrows. Other archers may miss with one except their last.
Club Shield. (Sun 25th June)
Round: Windsor or Albion( rotate annually)
For: Anyone who can shoot the round.
The Winner Is: The archer with the highest Handicap Adjusted score.
Novice & Veterans. (9th July)
Round: National or Short Metric. (Rotate annually)
For: Novice — Archers in their FIRST FULL outdoor season.
Veterans — Archers 55 or over on the day of the shoot.
The Winner Is: The archer with the highest Handicap Adjusted score. It is possible for the same person to win both.
Presidents Cup (Sun 6th Aug)
Round: York or Hereford
For: Anyone who can shoot the round.
The Winner is: He or She who makes the highest made score. No Handicaps.
Club Challenge. (Sun 17th Sept)
Round: Windsor or Albion (rotate annually)
For: Anyone who can shoot the round.
TheWinner is: The archer with the highest Handicap Adjusted score.
Ray Bent
Round: 3 x six dozen rounds (legs) shot throughout the outdoor season. A mixture of Imperial and Metric rounds.
For: Anyone who shoots all three legs of the season.
The Winner is: The archer who scores the highest Handicap Adjusted scores of all three legs combined.
Michael Buesden
Round: National
For: Competitors who shoot Long bow or American FlatBow. No Recurve or Barebows allowed.
The Winner is: The archer with the highest Handicap Adjusted score.
Winter Outdoors
Jim Norris Frostbite Series
Round: Frostbite
For: Anyone who shoots at least four of the rounds over the season.
The Winner Is:
JimNorrisFrostbite–Archer with the highest Handicap Adjusted Score.
Jim Norris Open – Archer with the highest made score.
Outdoor Pairs
Round: Frostbite
For: Anyone who shoots at least four rounds over the season.
The winners are: The archer with the highest and lowest made scores added together, then the next highest and next lowest and so on. The winners are the archers with highest combined score.
Indoor Season
The indoor season competitions are shot on a Tuesday and Friday evening. An archer shooting on a Tuesday must state before starting to shoot if he/she is taking part in the competition that night. An archer CAN NOT shoot two rounds and submit their best score.
Chairman’s Plate
Round: Portsmouth.
For: Any archer who shoots the round.
The Winner Is: The archer with the highest made score.
Captains Cup
Round: Portsmouth.
For: Anyarcherwhoshootstheround.
The Winner Is: The archer with the highest Handicap Adjusted score.
Vegas
Round: Vegas.
For: Any archer who shoots the round.
The Winner Is: The archer with the highest Handicap Adjusted Score.
Indoor Pairs
The Winner Is: The same principle as the Outdoor Pairs above.
Round: 2 dozen arrows shot on a 40 cm face.
For: Any archer who shoots at least four separate rounds.
The Ladder competition and Grand Prix
This competition is based on beating people not scores
This is an indoor competition shot after the advertised round
To move up the ladder you must beat anybody above you on the ladder, you must shoot the same evening and the same type of face to go above someone higher than you.
You will be shooting a 12 arrow competition (15 for a Worcester evening)
The results must be handed in on the night
You must score a higher score to go above someone, equal scores you do not go above them, but go directly below them
You must shoot in the last week taking your highest score fore the week
Grand prix
Every Month you will be awarded points for your position (based on 30)
If you do not shoot once a month you come off the ladder for that month